Parliamentary elections were held in Laos on 18 July 1965 to elect members of the National Assembly, the lower chamber of Parliament.[1] The elections were boycotted by the Lao Patriotic Front,[2] and saw the Southern Bloc emerge as the largest party with 15 of the 59 seats.[3] However, only 22,000 citizens were allowed to vote, with the franchise restricted to politicians, civil servants, army officers, police and local government officers.[4]
Results edit
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Southern Bloc | 15 | |
| Lao Neutralist Party | 14 | |
| Youth Movement | 12 | |
| Vientiane Group | 9 | |
| Independents | 9 | |
| Total | 59 | |
| Source: Nohlen et al. | ||
References edit
- ^ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p135 ISBN 0-19-924959-8
- ^ Haruhiro Fukui (1985) Political parties of Asia and the Pacific, Greenwood Press, pp689–690
- ^ Nohlen et al., p138
- ^ Nohlen et al., p133